FOR FURTHER STUDY

To Angela Valdez: Thank you very, very much for your insightful,
well-reasoned, carefully researched article, "Meth Madness." Most reportage
that I see on drug use generally-and methamphetamine use specifically-is
sloppy, simplistic and misleading. Your work is refreshingly different.
If you continue on the meth beat, I welcome you to use as a resource "A Key
to Methamphetamine-Related Literature," a thematic index of meth-related
research articles appearing principally in peer-reviewed journals
http://www.nyhealth.gov/diseases/aids/harm_reduction/crystalmeth/docs/meth_literature_index.pdf.

Most of the citations are linked to the National Library of Medicine's
PubMed page, on which the abstract appears.

Of course, not all research in "the literature" is particularly good,
but at least when something is defined as a "study," one should be
able to look at its underlying data.

Mark R. Hammer AIDS Institute

Bureau of Special Populations

New York State Department of Health